WeChat ecosystem has boosted retail chain brands’ business through Official Accounts, WeChat community, personal accounts, mini programs, live streaming, and etc. It delivers better customer retention, higher repeat purchase, and optimal value per customer. Compared with the traditional online channel, the private domain traffic operation saves the platform commission and the platform traffic purchase cost; […]
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Gen-Z Insights: capturing attention of China’s post-95s consumers
Attention is the first impetus for people to start thinking and take part in the action. It has become a scarce resource in the prosperity of the Internet. Today’s young people’s daily cross-screen multithreading behavior has intensified the dispersion and switching of resources. When is their attention most active? What do they focus on? What […]
Top China digital trends in 2020
We’ve taken a look at all the articles published on CIW and come up with the top 10 articles with the most views in 2020.
Dating app Momo revenues down 6.8% in Q2 2020
Monthly Active Users (“MAU”) of Momo mobile app, one of the top dating app in China, were 111.5 million in June 2020, compared to 113.5 million in June 2019.
China mid-year 618 shopping festival: Taobao vs. JD; US$136 bn in total
If 618 is something totally new to you, you may want to read our guide on 618 Shopping Festival.
Social media company JOYY global mobile MAU over 485 million in 2019
JOYY, previously known as YY, saw its global average mobile MAUs grown to 485.2 million, 78.8% of which were from markets outside of China.
Mini Programs usage insights for Feb 2020; DAU exceeded 450 million
The Daily Active Users (DAU) of mini programs in China has already surpassed 450 million, according to Aladdin’s report released in March 2020, a 3rd party mini program data platform. The number of available mini programs on the market reached 3.9 million, 600,000 more compared to 2 months earlier. As a comparison, Apple Store has only […]
Coronavirus outbreak’s impact on China’s consumption
The quick spreading of coronavirus has totally changed China’s usually busy and cheerful Lunar New Year period: people were required to stay at home, inter-city transportation has been largely reduced, international flights have been cut down to minimal, almost everyone has canceled their travel (unless they were already overseas), visiting friends, and out-of-home activities. Schools […]
How some industries in China benefiting from the novel coronavirus outbreak
While most industries are hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), some sectors in China besides the e-commerce (especially fresh food e-commerce) sector see a boost. Find out how businesses in entertainment, healthcare, and real estate are responding as well as the live streaming’s being vastly adopted as a sales and marketing tool in China. […]
Rising consumption power of China’s small town youth, part 3
Like all parents in the world, new small-town youths who have become parents always want to provide the best for their children. When they make the purchase for their children, they pay more attention to quality, safety, and children’s preferences; and, they are much less price-sensitive. Read Part 1 here, or Part 2 here. Or, […]
How Taobao’s social affiliate platform Taoxiaopu works
Alibaba Taobao announced the official launch of Taoxiaopu in the last week of 2019 after half a year’s testing. It is now open to everyone for free. Through Taoxiaopu, anyone can sell products without inventories and make money from commissions with a few clicks. Taobao already has an affiliate program called Taobaoke; why does Alibaba […]
Looking into Taobao Light Store with Starbucks
If you open mobile Taobao and search “Starbucks”, you may see a new page completely different from before. In the past, when users search an established brand, the corresponding result would be the flagship store. The link to the flagship store will be displayed on the top of the page, with other various relevant goods […]
8 Strategic segments of China’s online consumers
The e-commerce channel, growing at an annual rate of 35%, is now the primary growth engine for China’s FMCG market, according to a report of consulting firm Bain. It has achieved high levels of penetration and become a core sales channel in subcategories.
2019: China Internet Year in Review & top CIW articles
In 2019, mobile continues to lead China internet. The top mobile apps in China by total MAUs are still led by WeChat, Alipay, QQ, Taobao, iQiyi, and Tencent Video while TikTok continues fast growth and ranks the 7th. Tencent has the highest internet user penetration of 97.3% in China in September 2019, followed by Alibaba, […]
Top mobile apps used by post-00s, middle-aged, elderly in Q3 2019
There are more than 100 million post-00 (those born in and after 2000) mobile users in China; and, the middle-aged and the elderly have more free time. They are important segments in China mobile internet that many Chinese companies compete for. Check out their favorite mobile app categories and apps. The number of active post-00 […]